IC1318b / IC1318c H-Alpha

IC1318b / IC1318c - The "Butterfly Nebula" in Cygnus	H-Alpha
Click on image for full-resolution version
Description This emission nebula is located in Cygnus as part of the IC1318 complex approximately 5500 light years away. IC1318b (lower left) and IC1318c (upper right) form together what is informally known as the "Butterfly Nebula". The above image is a 3-panel mosaic result of a total of 15 hours of H-Alpha imaging aimed at capturing the emission light of this nebula.
Imaging Session Date: August 10 to 15, 2009 Target Coordinates (J2000) : RA = 20h 28m 17s / 20h 26m 40s / 20h 25m 04s, Dec = +39:57:30 / +40:08:37 / +40:19:44 (J2000) Exposure: 14 / 15 / 15 frames x 20 minutes/frame unbinned at -15C Camera: SBIG ST-10XME with AstroDon H-Alpha 6nm filter Equipment: Takahashi FS-152 f/8 on Takahashi NJP mount Guiding: external guidescope Takahashi FS-60C and Meade DSI Pro Observatory control and automation software: CCD Commander V1.5.34, Maxim DL V4.56, FocusMax 3.4.1 Location: Theberge Remote Observatory, Robosky, Orangeville, Ontario

IC1318b / IC1318c - The "Butterfly Nebula" in Cygnus

H-Alpha

Click on image for full-resolution version

Description

This emission nebula is located in Cygnus as part of the IC1318 complex approximately 5500 light years away. IC1318b (lower left) and IC1318c (upper right) form together what is informally known as the "Butterfly Nebula".

The above image is a 3-panel mosaic result of a total of 15 hours of H-Alpha imaging aimed at capturing the emission light of this nebula.

Imaging Session

Date: August 10 to 15, 2009
Target Coordinates (J2000) : RA = 20h 28m 17s / 20h 26m 40s / 20h 25m 04s, Dec = +39:57:30 / +40:08:37 / +40:19:44 (J2000)
Exposure: 14 / 15 / 15 frames x 20 minutes/frame unbinned at -15C
Camera: SBIG ST-10XME with AstroDon H-Alpha 6nm filter
Equipment: Takahashi FS-152 f/8 on Takahashi NJP mount
Guiding: external guidescope Takahashi FS-60C and Meade DSI Pro
Observatory control and automation software: CCD Commander V1.5.34, Maxim DL V4.56, FocusMax 3.4.1
Location: Theberge Remote Observatory, Robosky, Orangeville, Ontario

Home